a NEW PUBLICATION of the day to day diary of an infantry private in the trenches during the Great War for Civilisation, August 1914 to November 1918, in commemoration of the centenary of World War I A true objective story by Private William Brooks. Complemented by official narratives and newspaper articles of the time. Maps and some photographs in public domain. Bearing in mind that there were rest periods, leave periods and that he could only be at one place in a small part of the line, this narrative reflects the nature of the war on the Western Front, warts and all.